I was there doing it with my high school band.I really wished that Mike Snow would have continued as the drummer.He was such a good friend and so much fun to work with.But ya know,not everyone is into this trip.it was both with great regret and great joy that he was replaced by Tom Presogna.We clicked right there and then.This is so way back...the sixties.. and we were still in junior high school.Booked every weekend,our total identity even just as kids was that we were rockstars,we drew crowds and played for tghem.We were not getting High or anything like that,.Yet it was a full deck every time we played,a full house.We were all poor kids.We would not even ask our ma and pa to invest into a PA system for us.That would only lead us to a lecture about fiscal responsibility.Now supposedly this era was about a mass mind control experiment by the Tavistock insitute.And clearly it was as we now know yet the dog slipped the leash.We did turn on,tune in yet we did not drop out.That was the expected result.And there were many casualties but the music made it through.For myself the thing is not so much rock and roll as hard driving blues.With other experiments being conducted.For me to play rock is a good times thing.Lighthearted and fun.In english or spanish.Yet what I play and sing is the blues.Straight up with no chaser.A little more mellow than rock but thrice as intense.To get a good supper tonight for me and my puppy I do not need to perform for a stadium sold out.25 people will do just fine."The Chittlin' circuit."Those 25 people will be performed to as though it was 200,000 And we as the artists will be felling very good.We go up and play completly straight,getting high just on the music.And the reaction of perhaps a stoned audience.But for a show I want my mind to be completely clear and not befuddled.Yet if someone sends a shot of good tequila up to the stage I am going to savor that.I am not going to slug it,just sip it.I may get just a touch more loose and crazy.When relaxing I would prefer bourbon whiskey-Jim Beam exclusive.But it makes me TOO mellow onstage.Tequila is fiery whiskey..perfect for the stage,you start jumping up and down!One shot is good for two sets,same for The Blueman,he may chug it to impress but he would not do that,he may chug it because he needs to,and I would very quickly be fired for being to wired onstage to where it marred the show.Along with playing bass and singing I have tech jobs as well.To set up and break down the backline clean and neat,and tune the instruments.I like to do that too,I know that everything is wired for the show and if something malfunctions I know what it is so we can troubleshoot quickly.We may just cut stage right to make it through the first set.The Tech work does not bug me.It calms my nerves and reminds me that I am sane.Then it is showtime and we remember who we are and what our mission is.To sell as much booze as we can.And we sell a lot of that.If you are coming out to see and get messed up in the process you ought to make taxi provisions to get home safely.We will make sure you get to your cab to get home.And you have had a fun adventure that did not end up hurting somebody else,nor yourself.And of course you understand that as a dance band we are on the move with a lot of shows we have a commit to.So we must be brief to deal with your problem.We are working you see.And in this life we live empathy is a highly valued thing.As we grow and mature into being an adult,a person responsible for their own actions we can truly begin to feel for others.Sometimes you can be there and sometimes you can't.After a good show is when the Buzz unravels itself.It is late night but you are feeling so up and frisky."When we find our place.on the road unwinding...on the circle,the circle of life.